Anna's 3 x 3 - Composers you should know series: League of American Orchestras Edition - Part 1

Anna’s Three x Three Part of the composers you should know series. Next up! Chihara, Wallen, Garrop Every year I listen to hundreds of...

Wineglass, Maunders, & Farrenc! Anna’s 1st Three x Three - Part of the composers you should know series... It is fantastic to see the...

It All Began With An Experience During my DMA studies years ago, I learned many important academic life lessons at the University of...

Ultimately, programming is one of the most important jobs we as conductors undertake. To accomplish this job, we need a guiding light..

Continuing with our programming theme - and also keeping with the goal of expanding content into areas more relevant to our readers, we...

For this 10 x 10, I thought it would be fun to share new works that could provide interesting pairings with traditional favorites!

From Anna's 'Composers you should know' series: Concerto Repertoire by living composers of varied backgrounds. Two weeks ago, I shared...

The past 13 months have been like an extended year-long treasure hunt. Though I have missed performing in person with my musical...

Anna’s 10 x 10 - Composers you should know series: Symphonic Band Repertoire! Wow! This has been a very enjoyable project. As a symphony...

In this post, we offer inspiring words from a passionate educator and wonderful conductor to help bring our month of educational content...

Music has the power to teach and instill knowledge for all of us. In today’s 10 x10, we feature works for education and family concerts.

Lesson 2: Have a Code and Let it Guide You 1. Introduction In part one of this exploration, I laid out the first of three important...

The opportunity to conduct pops music is a definite perk of being a conductor. Pops music provides an excellent way to reach and connect...

Whether you’re at a smaller region orchestra with a budget of a few hundred thousand dollars or at a large top 20 orchestra with a budget...

Today we do our part to honor and celebrate the amazing talents of these black composers on this, the first day of Black History Month....

Happy New Year!! It has been a luxury having a couple of weeks to reflect over the past year. Though it has been a crisis for so many of...

Anna’s 10 x 10 - Composers you should know series: Chamber Orchestra Sized Repertoire, late composers. This month, due to the reduced...

10 suggestions for chamber orchestra sized pieces by diverse living composers!

This article shares our story of commissioning Leanna Primiani to write a piece for Anna Edwards and The Seattle Collaborative Orchestra.